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neil and jason left for a hiking trip in montana's glacier national park and they got lost. their families called authorities when the men didn't return on time. the men tell news4 that they used a blanket and put out an sos used burned logs so rescuers could find them. they were rescued late monday. they say they were worried about their families back at home. >> i think that the people at home had it worse than we had it, sadly. >> my wife was having a baby shower on saturday when i still wasn't home yet, so i was worried about ruining that as well. >> he is expecting his first child. the men each lost about 15 pounds, but other than that, these two doctors are fine. >>> today we will get a look at the forecast for the upcoming winter. there will be winter predictions on how cold it will get and how much snow we should expect. federal meteorologists will also discuss how this year's winter weather might affect the ongoing drought across much of the country. >> we are now here with tom kierein getting a look at our forecast. i don't like this time of the year when they come
neil and jason left for a hiking trip in montana's glacier national park and they got lost. their families called authorities when the men didn't return on time. the men tell news4 that they used a blanket and put out an sos used burned logs so rescuers could find them. they were rescued late monday. they say they were worried about their families back at home. >> i think that the people at home had it worse than we had it, sadly. >> my wife was having a baby shower on saturday when...
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the search is under way for two virginia hikers missing in montana. neal peckens of herndon and jason hiser of richmond left for a hiking trip in glacier national park last week. family members reported them missing friday when they did not catch their flight home. both men are veterinarians. yesterday 50 rangers searched the hiking trails. they found tracks in the area and a fire ring. rangers say it may be evidence of the missing men. they also have the hikers' park permits, which will help them narrow the search. >> we know that they had a back country permit, and that permit showed them where they were going to be hiking. we at least have the general area, and we've got a high probability area of where they were. perhaps the weather is playing something with this. we're not sure what's going on. we'll continue to do what we can. >> park rangers say the men may have gone off trail due to the high winds and snow. >>> today two prince george's county police officers will be in court. they're accused of beating a university of maryland student. office
the search is under way for two virginia hikers missing in montana. neal peckens of herndon and jason hiser of richmond left for a hiking trip in glacier national park last week. family members reported them missing friday when they did not catch their flight home. both men are veterinarians. yesterday 50 rangers searched the hiking trails. they found tracks in the area and a fire ring. rangers say it may be evidence of the missing men. they also have the hikers' park permits, which will help...
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the search is under way for two virginia hikers missing in montana. neal peckens of herndon and jason hiser left for a trip in glacier national park last week. family members reported them missing friday when they didn't catch their flight home. both are veterinarians. yesterday they searched the hiking trails and found tracks in the area and a fire ring. they say it may be evidence of the missing men. they also have the hike permits, which may narrow the search area >> we know they have a back country permit, and that showed where they would be hiking. we've got a high probability area of where they were. perhaps the weather is playing something with this. we're not sure what's going on, but we'll continue to do what we can. >> park rangers say the men may have gone off trail due to the high winds and snow. >>> new this morning, a look at just how close the race for president is. president obama leads mitt romney by just three percentage points among likely voters. that's according to the latest washington post/abc news poll, and that is within the p
the search is under way for two virginia hikers missing in montana. neal peckens of herndon and jason hiser left for a trip in glacier national park last week. family members reported them missing friday when they didn't catch their flight home. both are veterinarians. yesterday they searched the hiking trails and found tracks in the area and a fire ring. they say it may be evidence of the missing men. they also have the hike permits, which may narrow the search area >> we know they have...
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jason hiser and neal peckens flew from montana to richmond in a private plane last night. the pair got lost while headaching in glacier national park last week. they spent days in the woods in subfreezing temperatures. we were there when peckens arrived at his herndon home. >> how does it feel to be home? >> we're just relieved to be back with family and friends. we have the rescue teams to thank for that. our heartfelt gratitude to them as well. >> park rangers say they found the men on monday. the pair was well-prepared. apparently, they rationed food, collected fire wood, used a smoky fire and an sos message made out of logs to get some attention. very experienced wilderness men, if you will, they both are. so they had an idea of what they would need to do to survive and to be found. >> very smart. and that's, i think, what helped lead to this happy ending for sure. >>> it is 5:06. 60 degrees. the deadly meningitis outbreak continues to take a toll on our region. >>> a tropical storm hit southern baja flooding streets there. shelters in the area now being opened, and pe
jason hiser and neal peckens flew from montana to richmond in a private plane last night. the pair got lost while headaching in glacier national park last week. they spent days in the woods in subfreezing temperatures. we were there when peckens arrived at his herndon home. >> how does it feel to be home? >> we're just relieved to be back with family and friends. we have the rescue teams to thank for that. our heartfelt gratitude to them as well. >> park rangers say they found...
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. >>> two virginia hikers found safe in montana after being stranded for days in the snow will return home today. neal peckens of herndon and jason hiser of richmond went hiking in glacier national park last week. family reported them missing when they did not catch a flight home on friday. neal's mother says the pair hiked into the back country and fell into a ravine. they were stranded in cold temperatures and more than a foot of snow. park rangers found the men safe around 3:30 yesterday afternoon. >> i never felt that this was going to end catastrophically. i never felt that somet happened to him. >> peckens and hiser were taken to the hospital and given a clean bill of health. it's not clear what time he'll be arriving home today. >>> today is the deadline for metro to have completed installing cell phone service for all its underground stations. metro will testify to congress about why that project won't be finished until 2015. metro released a memo saying the additional three years will also include track shutdowns to restore service. metro officials haven't said why there's su
. >>> two virginia hikers found safe in montana after being stranded for days in the snow will return home today. neal peckens of herndon and jason hiser of richmond went hiking in glacier national park last week. family reported them missing when they did not catch a flight home on friday. neal's mother says the pair hiked into the back country and fell into a ravine. they were stranded in cold temperatures and more than a foot of snow. park rangers found the men safe around 3:30...
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. >>> and two men lost in the m t montana mont wilderness will hop a flight back to our area. good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. as we take a look over the nation's capital, we do have a few clouds hanging tough, but at least the rain is gone. >> tom kierein with the forecast. good morning. > >> it sounded like it was raining, but it was the leaves rustling around. the winds are gusting 15, 20 miles an hour. this is what it looked like 24 hours ago when we had the heavy downpours, and they quickly exited as the front came on through. behind that front, we had chilly winds move on in, and a few clouds racing through. these areas in dark blue. it's in the 30s. parts of west virginia into the ohio valley. the areas in light blue, parts of virginia, and in the green areas, low 50s, that includes montgomery county, parts of prince george's, fairfax. southern maryland is in the 40s this morning with wind gusting around 15, 20 miles an hour. a bit of a chilly morning here. in fact, by 8:00 a.m., still only around 50 degrees. by noontime
. >>> and two men lost in the m t montana mont wilderness will hop a flight back to our area. good morning. welcome to "news 4 today." i'm eun yang. >> and i'm aaron gilchrist. as we take a look over the nation's capital, we do have a few clouds hanging tough, but at least the rain is gone. >> tom kierein with the forecast. good morning. > >> it sounded like it was raining, but it was the leaves rustling around. the winds are gusting 15, 20 miles an hour....
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nine are dead, two of those deaths in montana and virginia. health officials linked the outbreak to steroid shots used for back pain. the shots were made by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts. the cdc telling doctors to stop using any drugs made by that pharmacy. this form of meningitis is not contagious. >>> another recall linked to a salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter. talenti chocolate peanut butter cup gelato. giant has not received reports of illnesses. take the receipt to giant for a full refund. >>> at least 35 salmonella cases in 19 states, including maryland and virginia, are now linked to a peanut company in new mexico. sunland incorporated shut down its nrm plant after the fda confirmed salmonella was found there. the company provides products at trader joe's, giant, whole foods and target. >>> pepco reached tentative agreement on a contract with its union workers. the full membership has to vote on that contract. neither side providing specific details about the new deal but the union president is recommending that memb
nine are dead, two of those deaths in montana and virginia. health officials linked the outbreak to steroid shots used for back pain. the shots were made by a specialty pharmacy in massachusetts. the cdc telling doctors to stop using any drugs made by that pharmacy. this form of meningitis is not contagious. >>> another recall linked to a salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter. talenti chocolate peanut butter cup gelato. giant has not received reports of illnesses. take the...
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. >>> a black bear and her two cubs are back in the wild after spending some time at a montana hotel. concerned workers at the hotel called animal control to tranquilize the bears and take them back to the wild. hotel employees and guests rounded up dozens of pillows and placed them on the ground so the bears wouldn't be hurt in the fall. fortunately, the bears made a safe landing. we're glad the pillows were there to cushion the fall. >> that was nice of them. >> glad nobody got hurt. >> maybe they were looking for a room to check in. >> they went from room to room. no, this one's too hard. this one's too soft. >> where's my porridge? >> 11 minutes after 5:00. a live look outside right now. we are expecting a day that won't get too warm and will lead to colder nights ahead. >> too bad. veronica johnson with the chilly forecast. veronica, good morning. >> good morning. >>> we continue to ride the temperature roller coaster. right now we're on the down. it's going to turn colder, folks, tomorrow morning. this morning we're starting out in the 30s. mid-30s to our north and west. you can
. >>> a black bear and her two cubs are back in the wild after spending some time at a montana hotel. concerned workers at the hotel called animal control to tranquilize the bears and take them back to the wild. hotel employees and guests rounded up dozens of pillows and placed them on the ground so the bears wouldn't be hurt in the fall. fortunately, the bears made a safe landing. we're glad the pillows were there to cushion the fall. >> that was nice of them. >> glad...
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neil peckens and jason hizer got lost in glacier national park in montana. they were rescued after surviving six days in the elements. the men say they used a blanket and put out an sos using burned logs to rescuers could find them. the doctors say that their ordeal strengthened their friendship. >> we never got in any arguments. we never got irritated. we just kind of used our heads and thought through things. there are a lot of people out there that would take that situation a lot differently. so i think we learned that we were with the right guy. >> the guys say that they were more worried about their families back at home. they each lost about 15 pounds, but other than that, they're fine. >> wow. talk about being prepared. >> maybe i should go hiking. 15 pounds. >> oh, stop it, aaron. >> i like his redskins t-shirt, too. >>> still to come, how some quick thinking pepco workers helped save the life of a maryland toddler. >>> plus, too much to handle. this impact this intense amusement park ride had on one grown man. >> a pleasant morning as you get >> a[
neil peckens and jason hizer got lost in glacier national park in montana. they were rescued after surviving six days in the elements. the men say they used a blanket and put out an sos using burned logs to rescuers could find them. the doctors say that their ordeal strengthened their friendship. >> we never got in any arguments. we never got irritated. we just kind of used our heads and thought through things. there are a lot of people out there that would take that situation a lot...